
Suffering From Phobia, Anxiety And Vomiting. Advice On How To Overcome This Fear

I can imagine the pain you, kids ad your husband might be going through, particularly you.
I agree that this might cause unhappiness in them
Yes, it seems like a type of specific phobia. But before that tell me do you have any other phobia like Agoraphobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety. My guess from your description is you might harbor anxiety symptoms in some other situations, if not now, at least in life time.
If the answer is no to the above and it is specific phobia. Then, a combination of SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and behavior therapy (supervised graded exposure therapy) should help. In this regard consulting a psychiatrist should help.
Are you over-sensitive to smell ?
Are you a person who is more preoccupied with cleanliness and hygiene ?
What other symptoms that do happen to you when you suffer from anxiety.
Hope, his address your concern
I am available for further discussion
Wish you a distress free life


Thanks for your input and I will seek medical help in my area for therapy. As far as the meds, would this be a discussion to have with my family doctor?
Thanks for the response
No harm in discussing with your family doctor, in fact you should.
I feel, the suggestions, we discussed before would apply
Wish you good luck, Worthy

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